The American's Creed is the official creed of the United States of America. It was written in 1917 by William Tyler Page as an entry into a patriotic contest. It was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives the next year. A creed is a statement of belief—usually religious belief—or faith. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... William Tyler Page, best known for his authorship of the Americans Creed, was born in 1868, a descendent of a signer of the Declaration of Independence (Carter Braxton) and the tenth U.S. President (John Tyler). ... The House of Representatives is the larger of two houses that make up the U.S. Congress, the other being the United States Senate. ...
The text of the American's Creed is:
I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the People, by the People, for the People; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; A democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many Sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of Freedom, Equality, Justice, and Humanity for which American Patriots sacrificed their Lives and Fortunes.
I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to Love it; to Support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to Respect its Flag; and to defend it against all enemies.
Much like the Pledge of Allegiance, the American's Creed reflected the American nationalism that became popular after the U.S. Civil War, and can be seen as an opposition to the threat of Communist revolution and a precursor to the Red Scare. Jump to: navigation, search Dorothea Lange photograph of Japanese-American students reciting the Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance is a promise or oath of allegiance to the United States, and to its national flag. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Nationalism is an ideology which holds that the nation, ethnicity or national identity is a fundamental unit of human social life, and makes certain political claims based on that belief, above all the claim that the nation is the only legitimate basis for the state and... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism, often with socialism (state control of the means of production) as an intermediate stage. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article contains information that has not been verified. ...
For Trinitarians, the meaning and importance of this creed comes from its affirmation that in Jesus Christ the fullness of the deity of the God Yahweh of Israel is made incarnate (Colossians 2:9), a doctrine thought impossible and, indeed, blasphemous by the rest of the Jewish community, such as the Jewish Christians.
This attribution is unlikely, but the creed itself is quite old; it seems to have developed from a catechism used in the baptism of adults, and in that form can be traced as far back as the second century, see Old Roman Symbol.
The Nicene Creed is clearly derived from the Apostles' Creed, and equally obviously represents an elaboration of its basic themes.
The American'sCreed is destined to live in American history as it is a composite of fundamental patriotic literature.
The creed was sent to the committee on manuscripts for the contest in August, 1917.
The award was presented by Mayor Preston on April 3, 1918, in the House of Representatives Office Building, Washington, D.C. The creed was accepted on the part of the United States by the Commissioner of Education and by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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